Stargazers to catch glimpse of ‘most popular shower of the year’ – here’s everything you need to know

The Perseids are considered the best meteor shower of the year

Every summer the Earth slams into a trail of debris from the Swift-Tuttle comet that also orbits the Sun.

Yearly spectacle, most visible in northern hemisphere, is caused by Earth passing through debris of ancient comet

Stargazers to catch glimpse of ‘most popular shower of the year’ – here’s everything you need to know

Stargazers will be able to see celestial display in some parts of UK until Aug 24